Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Lavallette’s public schools outscore 54% of New Jersey districts
On the state reading tests, 62% of Lavallette’s students scored proficient, above the New Jersey average (49%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lavallette, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.
From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Lavallette’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 422 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lavallette’s, its schools beat 49%, lower than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 62% and math 32% in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $30,627 per student, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Lavallette’s grade
B−: better than 54% of New Jersey school districts. Test scores are above the New Jersey average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lavallette, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Lavallette
Lavallette Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 142 students · 7:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Lavallette
Lavallette Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 142 students · 7:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Lavallette
Lavallette Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 142 students · 7:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Lavallette
Lavallette Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 142 students · 7:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Lavallette
Lavallette Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 142 students · 7:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Lavallette
Lavallette Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 142 students · 7:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Lavallette
Lavallette Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 142 students · 7:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Lavallette
Lavallette Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 142 students · 7:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Lavallette
Lavallette Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 142 students · 7:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Lavallette
Lavallette Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 142 students · 7:1 students per teacher
Lavallette’s public schools are run by Lavallette Borough School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Lavallette vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Lavallette’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lavallette | B− | Lavallette Borough |
| Toms River | C+ | Toms River Regional |
Every school in Lavallette
1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Lavallette’s schools
Are Lavallette’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of New Jersey: the public schools Lavallette children attend outscore 54% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 49%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.
What school district is Lavallette in?
Lavallette Borough School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 142 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
How much does Lavallette spend per student?
$30,627 in Lavallette Borough School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lavallette families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.